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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-23
.Vous savez Gardiner, alors9

OQ4 ~ ASMETa&SSsNE@
--Je suis bachelor.
Les deux peasonnages trent I'M
nome movement de surprise.
"A quelle Facult6 avez vous
et6 recn? demanda le gouverneur.
-Permettez-m moi de ne pas re-
ponpre.
All! c'est juste, murmura le
fonctionnaire IN peu vexA, Jou-
bliais CO fameux secret.
IL aiouta dun ton plus bienveil
liant, quoique un peu brusque en-
core:
-N6anmoins, comptez sur moi.
Vous travaillerez q mon jardin en-
attendant. Dams .quelque temps,
TAI mon ~secr6taire qu1 dot me
quitter, vous lie remplacerez. Vous
jouirez dams cette position dune
libert6 relative, ct dams tous les
cas-, vous yivrez q l'6cart des autres
bandits don't le eommanaant Went
enrichir ma collection,
Daniel, confus, remercia proton-
dement, le commandant ct le gou-
verneur ct SO retlra q reculons.
.C'est vrai, fit le gouverneur,
auand il fut disparu, que ce gail
lard Ia nest pas ordinaire.
Pour moi, c'est un tres homo
te homme qui q Gu un moment
d'absence, dit, roficier.
II Y en- 8, parmi oes gredins
oui sont 81 habiles!
oh! celu1-ci est sincere, fen
r6pondrais.
LIE gouverneur secoua la tote.
-Vous n'avez pas pu lui tirer
son secret.
impossible! DIT reste, je mai
pas insist6.
-Je tacherai d'etre plus heu
reux murmura le gouverneur, ct 81,
i'arrive & le conna1tre, j'esp6re
bien uu'on men sera reoonnais-
SAINT.
-Je doute fort que yous r6us-
sissiez. r6pondit le commandant.
-C'est ce que nous yerrons.
&c gsillard. Ia ma pas recul6
devant lie bagne, quill pouvait peut-
6tre 6viter, pour ne pas dire qui il
est, pour ne pas exposer son nom
d mo H~6trissrras ia dOnte onion
trouye IN moyen de le faire par
Ter.
lie d6ieuner 6tait termin6. lie
gouyerneur sc leva, 1eta So serv1et-
te sur la table, puts prit un cigare
dams P6tui que le commandment lui
tenda1t.
-Et q quand le d6barquement?
demanda Toficier.
-Quand vous voudrez, tout est
pref pour recevoir votre carga1son
Ellie est nombreuse?
-Une quarantaine de tetes.
lie dessus de votre panier
IL Y en- a qui ont Fair plus
savage que vos Canaques.
-Je crois bien, mes Canaques
en- ont peur.
-Des assassins?
II Y en- q cinq GU six, para1t.il,
y compris celui que nous venons
de yoir. Pendant q t1aversee. lis
ont 4t4 assez sapes.
oh! sur le nay1re. Ills sont
toulours sapes. C'est quand lis
touchent Ia terre. Nous en- ayons
mate d'autres. II fault esp6rer
que nous materons encore ceux-ci.
Les deux personnages. tout en-
eausant 6taient mont4s snrIe pont.
Ia movement commeneait ) y de-
venir extraordinaire. Ghacnn az
nr6narait anuitter le nayire. La
vne ia IL terre semblait ayoir mis-
dn~ yif.arpent dams les ye1nes des
officers. deg soldats ct des mate
lots In anaaiona s'anprocha dn
commandment. les casuuette 8 Ia
main.
Mon commandment a.t.il das
ordrea s donner pour le d6ba,oue-
mant2
--Vn,,a aavaz 81 nn,l fant; faira9
ON mon commandant
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. d'ahord ia
vos foreata. FONT at pr6nar6 nonr
la recavoir.
Tof;ciar ;eta nnaInnaa ordras
dune voix breve. Le remue mena-
oonn+a on;44Aront Ia nau;rn
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-06-23

sT-PAUL 8 SALTWATER SUNDAY TRAINS.
LvStPa'l Ar St'Watr Lv St'watr ArStPal
lO.1Opm 1.25 pm 1920 am 1l25 am.
2.l5pm 800 pm 4.N pm $50 pm
.6.20pm 7.25 pm
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
Savings of a Life Time.

CHIcAGo, ILL, December 49,
Ole Olson, a scandinavian 90 years
old, employed as a street railway
trackman, lost the savings of a
lifetime yesterday just when he
expected to realize the benefit of
his frugality. While out with his
wife looking at a home which he
intended to buy the old mans ten
ement was burglarized of $3.50.
He had laid aside the money week
ly, a few dollars at a time, and be-
ing afraid of the banks, had hid
this fortune in a trunk under the
bed. There is no clew to the
marauders. Olson and his wife are
nearly distracted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
The Concert.
To the Editor of the Ledger.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Dec. 21.-Snow
drifts and intense cold kept many
away from the Opera House last
night. None of those present,
however, regretted having left their
cosy firesides, as they listened to
the excellent rendering of the pro-
gramme of the Hardin College
Christmas Concert, by the young
ladies ofthe college. Though the
programme was long-1S pieces
the audience followed with
increasing interest to the end. Con-
sidering that this was the first APP
pearance of many of the young
ladies in public, the rendering of
some of the most difficult music
was certainly remarkable.
There were only three solos on
the programmes piano solo,
Rigoletto, by List, was rendered
by Miss Carrie Williams, of St.
Louis, with remarkable skill and
accuracy to the great delight of the
audience. Ave Maria, by Schubert,
was sung by Miss Popkess, of Fit.
Scott, Kansas, in a voice so clear
and sweet as to captiyate the entire
audience, which called loudly for
an encore. Miss Minnie Gray,
whose brilliant voice has more
then once charmed a Mexico au-
dience, gave an inimitable render
ing of L Ineanritrice, by Arditi. The
selections we're all from the great
masters, and the precision and
accuracy of the rendering, gave un-
mistakable evidence that the
pupils enjoyed the most mastery
training.
Altogether we may say, judging
from what We heard last night, that
the present music class of Hardin
College is hard to beat. X y +
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

The Dissenting Opinion,

The dissenting opinion of Judge
Sherwood IN the local option case
covers ifty-iise pages of type
writer copy and makes about %, 900
words, Briefly summed up he
dissents from the majority of the
court on the following grounds:
/. The act is unconstitutional
because incomplete, and having no
sanction when it left the hands of
the legislature, and was, therefore,
a delegation of Legislative power.
?. Unconstitutional because it
suspends the operation of general
laws in particular localities.
5. Unconstitutional because a
local or special law, not passed as
provided in the constitution in re-
speet to such laws.
4. Unconstitutional because it
operates as a partial repeal of a
general law, and thus converts the
general law into a local or special
one.
5. Unconstitutional because an
irrepealable law, and it is apparent
from the law itself, and from its
legislative and current history,
that it would not have been adopt
ed but as a whole, and but for such
irrepealable clause.
6. Unconstitutional because it
varies the punishment inflicted for
a crime against the State by a vote
of the majority of the people of
particular localities.
Z. Unconstitutional because it
thus denies to the citizens of certain
localities in this State the "equal
protection of the law and doing SO
violates the first section of the
fourteenth amendment of the
federal constitution.
s. Unconstitutional because it
violates section So, article 4 of the
constitution, which forbids the
legislature, by a local or special
law, to regulate the affairs of coun-
ties, cities, etc., or to change the
charter of cities.
8. Unconstitutional because a
general law could have been pass
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
Tariff,
1dTlIls
To the Editor OF the Ledger.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
Mexico, Mo-, Dec. 17.-If the
present tariff is necessary for the
protection of tour home indus
tries" how is it that Mr.. Carnegie,
of Pittsburg, can make seventy per
cent. on the capital he has invested
in the Edgar Thompson Steel
Works?
If the present war tariff is neces-
sary for the protection of American
labor, how is it that the great
Calumet and Hecla copper
mines have two scales of prices
shipping its. copper to Europe and
there selling it at a lower price than
1t does in this country
If the present Republican tariff
is necessary to the interest of the
country, how is it that American
organs, sewing machines and many
classes of reapers can be purchased
in the old world at a less cost than
in America?
If the present ~anti-American,
therefore anti Democratic and anti
Republican, tariff is necessary to
make the American workman in.
dependent of foreign pauper labor,
how is it that the manufacturers
have imported this pauper labor to
underbid American labor and when
it became sufficiently Americanized
as to demand a fair share of the
profits, d discharged it and imported
more foreign pauper labor until the
labor market is overstocked2 And
in the cities we have five men to
do one mans work, and as a coIise-
quenee poverty, strikes, hatred,
anarchy-as well as American and
foreign pauper labor-and the
country in danger with one hudnred
and forty millions of dollars
wrung from the American
people lying idle in the vaults in
Washington. DEMOCRAT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
With Honor and Dignity.


Mayor Francis to-day has a larg-
er following OF the rank dan
file of the Democratic party than
any man yet spoken of for Gov
ernor, and if he will make a per-
sonal canvass Of the State, the
gubernatoriai question viii be set
tied before the convention meets.
Francis is a man above reproach,
and in his administration of the
affairs of st. Louis has proyedhim-
self in every way capable of filling
the gubernatorial chair of Missouri
with great honor and dignity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
NoaroN.s OPINION.
Jeuds Norton necides the Wood
Law Observation-Disclosures
Sherwood Dissents.
special alspassa 10 the Ledger.

Special dispatch 10 the Ledger
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, Dec, 10,
ssoa p, m,-fn the Supreme Court
here to-day Judge Norton deliver
ed,the opinion of the Court sustain
ing the oonstitationality of the
Wood local option law, At the
same time, Judge Sherwood filed a
lengthy opinion dissenting from
the views efthe Court, Roth doea.
ments are very full and cover the
entire ground of Controversy raised
in the case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, w. g. Whiteside ana: -
IA. Whiteside, on the 18th -
MAY, 1884, made and executAd NJ
deed of trust, which is recorded "A ~5<
SOg. book v, for deeds Of trnSt
mortgages, in the Recorders o6SSt9
Audrain county, Mo-, thereby co6ss~5
ing ii the undersigned trustees III II
interest in and 70 the following dssesfS
ed lands in said county, to-Wif.
Begin II = point on the north
Liberty street, in Mexico, Mo-. EI2
hundred and seventy four feet go ~
the east side of section %, 81, .. v.
thence east 80 feet; thence north cS
hundred and forty feet; thence weef
feet. more or less; thence south Il n
BEGINNING. Also begin at the cenfrn ~
section Is, township 81, range {. -.
thence north $50 feet; thence went
feet: thence south 527 feet to NORTH
Danville road; thence south So a.
0rees, 30 minutes, east, to Q point s d
0recs eset Of q point rs Ia feet weet "
said centre of section 25; the
north 5 degrees west to said last msS
sioned point; thence east to the
Ginning. Also part of q tract Of Ia
conveyed TO VIM. J. Robinson BY Slime
Muldrow. colored, as recorded in bo0H,
IL, page SOL OF records OF deeds for ~
drain county, to-wit; All that part II
the north part OF me eass naif q ~
We; a na u to~nsbip 81. an 3. ~
living north of Salt River creek. An
begin at the northeast cOrper Of ~
mentioned 2-acre tract; thence south .
the lands of the Louisiana and Missouri
River Railroad Co.; thence west u
bank of Salt River creek; thence alon6
the bank of Salt River to the nortE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
Local Option Elections.

"SSo4 SP1A1h 4aAVStk0Aos
The decision of the Supreme
Court sustaining the constitutional
ity of the Wood local option law
viii have the effect of fastening To-
cal option elections in large num-
Der of cities and counties, which
have not been ordered, awaiting
this decision. The counties in
which elections will be held in the
near future are as follows: Marion,
Monroe, Cole, Galloway, Pettis,
Howard, Clark, Worth, Ripley,
Gentry, Pemiscott,A udrain, Barry,
Montgomery, Mcdonald, New
Madrid, Barton, Phelps, Bates,
Greene, Cass, Carter, johnson,
Randolph, Rails and Buchanan.
The following cities will vote
on the question: Hannibal,
Palmyra, Carrollton, Chillicothe,
Nevada, st. Joseph, Rich Hill,
Butler, Warrensburg, Columbia,
Fayette and Moberly.
Elections are now pending in the
following. counties: Bollinger,
Butler, Iron, Platte, Macon and
Morgan. More than three-ffths OF
the territory of the State viii prob
ably have voted before the middle
of February. In other States this
decision has been anxiously await.
ed, as it is the first Supreme Court
decision on the constitutionality
of a local option law. Michigan is
being swept for local option,
Every county that has so far voted
has gone for local option.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

A GREAT fire is said to be raging
under the surface of a part of Bal
lard county, KY. As the world is
to be destroyed by fire. and there
is no fire department anywhere in
Ballard, the confiagration could not
find a better place to begin, though
there are places where more sinners
could be scorched,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
The taking of a holiday recess by

The taking of a holiday recess by
Congress from Dec. I'D to Jan.
9TH illustrates again the need of a
change in the time of meeting.
Practically d month is wasted under
the present arrangement. Add to
this the consideration that q new
Congress does not assemble until
thirteen months after its election,
and the need of q change is made
more plain. Congress should be
made more quickly responsive 70
the popular viii and the loss OF a
month be avoided by providing fol
its meeting on the first Tuesday Of
January after the election Of . new
House.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

THERE is little doubt but what
the Chicago & Alton will be run
ming through trains into Texas by
way of Mexico and Jefferson City
within a year. This, with the
new railroad from Hannibal and
the excellent facilities we already
possess, will make Mexico a rail-
road centre of much importance;
and property owners who r SO
aanxious to "sell out and leave the
country viii do well to make a
note of il.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
4th Monday i'm JAM. 1883.
ZAdm,nJstrator,s Notice.
,cy Adams. Defendant

have this day taken charge of the
estate of Amanda Dyer. deceased, for
the purpose of administering the same.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance 10 the administrator with
in one year after the date or they may
be precluded from any benefit of such
estate, and If such claims be not exhib-
tied within W. years from this date
they will be forever barred.
This 22d day of Nov, 1887.
IS 1T. WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
Pub. Ad. Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
Order Of Publication.
STATE or MISSOURI,
CouNTY OF AupRAIN.
In the Circuit Court, Jan. term. 1883
Dyey Lacy, Plaintiff.
Alhers Lacy, Defendant.

W.
Albert Lacy. Defendant.
Now, on this. the Goth day OF Nov,
verber, A. D., 1881, comes piai.tlf. by
her attorneys, aud files her petition
and atfidsvit, tststing among othei
thing, that the said defendant Ia a non-
resident Of the State OF Missouri, and
1t appearing % the satisfaction Of the
clerk of this court In vacation that SER
vice cannot lie had In the ordinary way
Ii 10 hereby ordered by the clerk tina,
publication he made, notifying said de-
fendant that suit has been commenced
against him In the Circuit Court Of Au,
drain county, the object and general
nature Of which 10 adivoree; and, unless
you, the defendant, Albert Lacy, be and
appear at this next term Of said court
To be holden at the Court House. in tht
city of Mexico, Audrain county, Mo.
and on or before the 9th day thereof
answer or otherwise plead to said petit,
ton, judgment will be rendered Accord
ing to the prayer of said petition. II /,
further ordered that a copy hereof b.
published in the Mexico Weekly LED
GER, o newspaper published in sait
county of Audrain. for four weeks sue,
eessively, The last insertion to be al
least four weeks before the commence
ment of the next term of said court.
G. Witness my hand with the sea
: : : of office. affixed hereto, this, this
. : . 29th day of November, A. ID.
Salt 1887. BEN. JOHNSON, Clerk
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

POSTMASTER Saunders time is out
the middle of January, and d. D.
Woodward will take his place some
time in February. Saunders has
made a most excellent postmaster
in every sense of the word and his
assistants have been prompt and
pleasant
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

The business men of Mexico al
ways do a big Christmas business
and they deserve it. Nowhere
will you find better or more COM
plete selections of holiday goods
than are displayed every year by
the Mexico merchants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
AdminIstraterss Notice.

1 have this day taken charge OF ~
estate with will annexed, of Areslo
Mary Baumhoer, deceased, Q the par.
pose of administering the same.
All persons having claims agafnli
said estate are required to exhibit then
for allowance to the administfatpl
within one year after the date, or they
may be precluded from any benefit q
such estate, and-if such claims be nol
exhibited within two years from Thu
date they will be forever barred.
This LIST day of Dec, 1887.
SAT WARREN B. MCINTYRE,
puh. Al Audrain Ia Nh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that /, - 3D.
ministrator of the estate Of The.
McCarty, deceased, will, at the Jan.
term, 1883, of the Audrain Probate
Court, make my fnal settlement - a
ministrator Of said estate.
JOE MCCARTHY, Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
REpuRLIcAN Coneressmen vii

REPUBLICAN Congressman will
do well to take the advice of
the Chicago Tribune and throw
aside partisanship in consider
ing the tariff burdens. They
may not be able to save their party
by a common-sense course, but any
other will be certain to kill it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

THERE is a scheme on foot to shut
down a number ofmanufactories in
order to scare Congress into oppos-
ing a reduction of the war tariff.
An Illinois steel rail mill has been
closed as a beginning. There is
no humbug to which these mono
polists will not resort to perpetuate
the present system of robbery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

THE Hon. "Bill" Chambers bill
to regulate Congressional elections
In certain Southern States should
have an amendment forever pro-
hibiting him from having anything
to do with counting the votes in
those or n other States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

Mr.. BLAINE should not let his
great mind be disturbed by our
defenseless sea-eoasts. Should a
foreign foe again come to our shores,
another Democratic Andrew Jack
son will rise up and hustle him
back to his boats.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

The stockholders of the Mining
Company met Tuesday and re-
elected the old directors unani.
mously. We think this a wise
move as the old directors under.
stand the affairs of the company
thoroughly, and are just the men
to general the company through its
present legal fight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

THIS is a peculiar country. st.
Paul, Mimi, finds an ice palace an
impcssibility owing to the warm
weather, while from Texas comes
news of the heaviest fall ofsnow on
record in that State. Is it any
wonder that widespread dissatisfac.
ton with the Washington Weather
Bureau is reported2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

The entertainment given by
Hardin College at the Opera House
last night was irst-elass in every
particular. The weather was fear
flu! but all present felt amply paid
for facing the blizzard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

If Mr.. Blaine is right on the
tariff question then the colleges,
schools and libraries of this country
had better be burned up and the
people depend on personal mag
netism for their enlightenment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

IT costs very little to remember
the children on Christmas day, and
we are sure the delight shown by
the little folks would be ample pay
for a large outlay. Remember the
little folks ; you was young once
vourse1f
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
13 g g.
Harper's Magazine.


HARPERFs MAGAZINE Il an organ Of pro.
partment OF life. Besides other attractions, 3
Will contain. during the coming year. tmpnrtank
articles, snperbiy illustrated, on the Great
dus;ry beautifully illustrated papers on ecot-
land. Norway. switzerland. Algiers, and tho
West indies new novels by william Black sh4
W. ID, Howells !. novelties. each complete u .
single number. Henry James. Lafcadlo HearA.
ana Amelie ktyes short stories by Miss Woo.
son and cher popular writers I; and tllustratn4
papers Of special artistic and literary ~interest.
Inc editorial departments are conducted ~
Geo. ytlism Curtis. William Dean HOWELL,
and Charles Dudley Warner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

No doubt the cause of tariff re-
form viii continue to gain friends
in Pennsylvania. The conversion
of 2,ooo rittsburghers by Mr.,
Moody is certain to count in favor
of whatever is right.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

The number of States claimed,
by Mr.. Rlaine's friends is large,
II viii be remembered that they
claimed the State Of New York in
1884, long after ii had voted for
! Cleveland
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

j.. V. WILLIAMS last night, on
behalf of r. n. Fowler, of Kansas
City, in a neat and appropriate
speech, presented to the Mexico
lodge, A. o. U. W., a gavel made
by his own hands. The speech and
gayel were happily received.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

IT is likely that not a single lady
IN Mexico will keep open house on
New-Year's day. The LEDGER has
personally interviewed most of the
society ladies and while many of
them will be sat home" we have
found no one who will keep ''open
har1se y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

ALL workers in tin and copper
should unite in prayer for the des-
truction of the tin and copper syndi-
cate. The Money Devil is already
putting on a new brass tail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

THE Mexico churches are all go
ing to remember the little folks.
No partiality should be shown.
Presents made from a church
Christmas tree should all be of the
same value.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

COUNTY SURVEYOR RopagRs is
making u map for the County
Court showing every road in the
county, The map will be complete
in every particular and will be just
what the county has needed fol
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
PERIODICALS

The volumes OF the MAGAZINE begin VIII
the Numbers for June and December Of eoc1
year. when no time ~ specified. subscFipsi0uZ
VIII begin with the Number current u tfme .
receipt Of order.
Bound Volumes of HAMPERS MAGAZINE
for there years back, In neat cloth binding. N1
be sent by mail. post paid, on receipt Of y ~
volume. Cloth Case, for binding, SO cents 60
---by mail. post paid.
Index to HARPER's MAGAZINE, Alphss
betical. Analytical, and CLASSIFIED for voIuHaes
! 70 20, INCLUSIVE. from June, lsco. 10 JnHe. ~
one vol. eyo. Cloth. o. q,
Remittances should be made'by Poet-o0o4
money order or Draft. to avoid chAnce cf lomL
ment without the express order Of Harpef =
Bros.
Address HARPER & BROS. New Yosk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
AdminIstraser,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters y
administration, de bonus non with II
will annexed were, ON the sth day Of Dec,
1887, granted to the undersigned By ~
Probate Court OF Audrain county, Ma,
on the estate of j. J. West, deceased;
and that the letters testamentary d J,
M. Gordon from execution Of said esfuti
cioeed on the Sth day Of Dec. 1887.
s.. p. EMMONS,
Admin. de bonus non estate
]. j. West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22
GOOD chance Sor rrada.

w. s. Hathaway wants to move
to Mexico. He will trade his farm
for city property OF property adj
joining town, or he will rent the
farm and trade his stock for a bust
interest in Mexico. He is
open for most any kind Of . trade.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

THE close of the year finds the
crisis in Europe in its usual vigor,
and giving promise ola long career
of prominence and activity. What
would Europe be without its
lilo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-22

NORTON, Ray, Brace and Black
give the opinion that local option
is constitutional, Sherwood dis
senting. Local option will be sub
mitted in Audrain county outside
of Mexico at the next term of the
court.